Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-11-28
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0hE Pertinent POinb About
People and things.
A great many people are probably not
aware that the nail manufacturers Of this
city have formed themselves i1to a syndi-
cate and purchased a big piece OF limestone
land mp near Youngstown Besides what
they purchased they have also leased sew
eral thousand acres adjoining. They have
had the limestone tested By Prof c. E.
Dwight, and il is found to be
of excellent quality. This same syndi-
cate is now building railroad seven miles
in length, to connect their limestone prop
erty with railroad 50 they car get it out
that is they have secured all the right Of
way, and are doing the grading and max
ing the road bed. The Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company will lay the track and
equip the road with rolling stock with
the understanding, believe, that
at the end of certain time, if they desire,
they can purchase the syndicate's interest
| in the road at what il cost, but il on the
other hand they do not want il, the syn
dictate can purchase their interest for the
amount il cost them. AS a great deal OF
business will be done over the road
it is very probable the Pennsylvania
Company will want to purchase
at the end of the specified time. / under
stand that the fret estimate WAS that the
read bed could be made for about $50, 600,
bot as one mans entire farm had 20 be
purchased in order to get through it, and
several other unlocked for emergencies
arose, the cost will run up to about S70,-
900. However, it will no doubt be a
profitable investment, "a all the furnaces
represented in the syndicate will be sup
piled with limestone from this extensive
field.
understand whist club has been FORM |
ed, composed of number Of prominent
married society people, several old bache- |
Iors being thrown in to even up with as
many ladies who are widows, and charm |
ing ones, too. The club will meet weekly |
at the home of one of the members and |
the law has been laid down that only light |
refreshments are to be served, although |
suppose any host or hostess can do rs they |
please about that. 1t is seldom
the guests object to receiving q
little more than they expect,
and if they do not expect much the sur
prise at receiving an excess will not be at
all Sdissgreeable. But, whist Marty
May be Pm giving too much away.
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was standing down on the wharf the
other afternoon, when two sons of the
Emerald Isle came up and met near me,
when the following conversation ensued:
Top O. the marnin to yez, Murphy,
tink well hev rain terday?"
Evil, Corrigan, dunno wot ter say
about thot The river'l dhry oop Y we
don't git rain SOON"
Murphy, ! alwez did think there was
curse he'd away among the blessings that
natural gas brings"
"PhwSt's the matter nov. Any more
explosions"
mo; but its the cause Of all this dhry |
wiher. Faith, since they've quit burn
in coal, there amt smoke enuff to make
clouds, an it niver rains widout clouds. "
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There has been a good deal OF talk lately |
aboutG new work house for Wheeling, anu
goodness knows, she needs one badly |
enough. The present workhOuse isn't
point of interest that visitors To the city
are taken to see, and this recalls little
story about tramp who was Sentenced 10
thirty days recently to the bastlle on the
L 4 Al L. /, 4 l.,n.. a.
reached the work house, the tramp looked
ali around and asked:
Where is the burned work house, any
wly?'
That's it," said the officer pointing to
The building.
Mr.. Tramp looked very incredulous, and
thought the officer was joking with him.
What" said he, that blamed old barn
there"
That's the place" reiteratsd the off,
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Then the tramp laughed right cut loud
and said:
"Why it must be mere matter Of form
to put man in that shanty."
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think he struck it about right. 1t is
there than any desire to keep them safely,
and no doubt the city would rather have
them skip ont and leave town than keep
them. five possessed good workhouse,
where the prisoners could be made earn
their li7ing and contribute to the ex-
cbequer of the city it would be of some
avail. As il is now the men incarcersted
there hardly earn the bean soup on which
they ere fed. Possibly if the sentence
were reduced to five days with nothing
TO eat, it would have salutary
effect upon the "bums'' who infest the
city, and keep good many men from get
ting drunk until they had the money
with which to pay their fines. 1t would
say cost to the city. But / guess the
other plan of having a good workhouse
where every man could find something to
do toward paying the piper, would be
the beat plan, at least the most humane.
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As am at liberty TO talk about almost
anything in this column, ! wish TO refer
to the great number of rosy compilations |
noticed on the street last Saturday and
also on Thanksgiving Day. 1t really
looked to me as if every other woman i
met bad manufactured complexion of
the deepest dye. Actually, there were
some which were terra-cotta in color,
aud may be in hardness for all
I know. 1t couldn't have been
the weather, because even the most nip
ping cold doesn't impart such a peculiar
color. / have noticed Of late that several
ladies whom ] know possess beautiful
compilations, are using rouge and they do
it 10 such an insrtistic manner that il
really becomes a wonder how they can be
so foolish in this regard. can imagine
Why sallow. pale faced girl might want
to touch up her cheeks, but why 4 woman
who possesses 8 natural bloom would at
tempt to improve on nature in such 4 vile
way, am at loss to discover. 1t is dis
gushing to me, and ! always wish could
make then laugh 50 the stuff would crack
or the tears would run down their checks
sad wash stresks through the paint.
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